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Honestly I think that the $9 price is fake, as it's impossible to buy it without spending at least 20$ for shipping. And, you know, there are many better single board computers for less than 29$ (remember that now Raspberry Pi B+ costs just 25$!)
I'd still rather have the Pi. So far, it doesn't even look like C.H.I.P. has a case to protect it.
Even if this isn't my comment, I completely agree.
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It is somewhat unfortunate though that the project creators’ engagement with the backers is essentially zero (apparently limited to daily bite-sized press-release-flavoured sound-bytes devoid of any answers) and that the “$9 computer” is actually $29 shipped, which has already raised some speculation about much of the board’s actual price being masked into an imaginary shipping cost. If this would be a fish, it would be impossible to go anywhere near it if you know what I mean….
Honestly I think that the $9 price is fake, as it's impossible to buy it without spending at least 20$ for shipping. And, you know, there are many better single board computers for less than 29$ (remember that now Raspberry Pi B+ costs just 25$!)
Cheers!
I'm sure many of us are aware that this is the starting price for the board only. Of course, there be additional costs.
The raspberry PI B+ is not a higher spec board, it's just a cosmetic change of the original B model.
However, the raspberry PI 2 and the odroid-C1 are higher specs boards starting at $35 bucks. Either way, with the purchase of the board, add-ons, and shipping it can add up to a cost of $60 - $100 or more.
I'm sure many of us are aware that this is the starting price for the board only. Of course, there be additional costs.
The raspberry PI B+ is not a higher spec board, it's just a cosmetic change of the original B model.
However, the raspberry PI 2 and the odroid-C1 are higher specs boards starting at $35 bucks. Either way, with the purchase of the board, add-ons, and shipping it can add up to a cost of $60 - $100 or more.
You are right, there are many other SBCs, but Raspberry Pi has a veeeery large community which is, in my opinion, essential for large projects. Between Raspberry Pi alternatives, I love the Orange Pi 2 and Orange Pi Mini 2 boards for their low price and high-end technical specifications (plus Raspberry Pi compatibility!). I own a first generation Orange Pi, and it works very well. The only problem is the small community, like with many other boards. I also own a Cubieboard A20, and that one has some community and support, but it costs much...
You are right, there are many other SBCs, but Raspberry Pi has a veeeery large community which is, in my opinion, essential for large projects.
I never owned a mini SBC computer, which is why I will get a raspberry PI 2 at some time. I do agree with you, the raspberry PI project does have a large community of developers and users.
Just received my C.H.I.P. computer and it is more than I expected. The price was $14.00 which include the $5.00 ship, It has a partial case, the bottom is completely cover with a plastic base, it has a complete Debian based OS and I was up and using it to browse the Internet in under a half an hour. I had a small old TV and a USB hub to plug a keyboard and a mouse into plus an old phone charger laying around. It has built in WIFI and Bluetouth which was easy to connect.
I'm planning to use a LIPO battery, battery backup, to run my DNS service and a Ventrilo server. It should replace the old Dell I have now running Linux with the same amount of memory and a faster CPU for pennies! I won't even need the externals once it's setup. I'll SSH into it to manage.
Regards,
Patrioteer
Last edited by Patrioteer; 01-17-2016 at 09:23 PM.
I have the pi B, and I like the trend of low power SBCs out there. It's always nice to have something to mess with without messing up your primary machine. The $9 chip could be useful as a wifi dongle. 1GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, rtl8723bs wifi(b/g/n), 4GB NAND so you don't need the extra $10 SD card like the pi. Although kind of a con since you could mess up the OS and be SOL. I was kind of looking at setting up the pi B as a security camera / nanny cam. But by the time you add those extra hardware bits you could have just gotten a laptop. Especially when a new, never been used laptop can run as little as $150 off the shelf.
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